Welcome back to your weekly serving of Chew Bites – our favorite stories from last week in the world of food, innovation, and sustainability. Here’s what you missed…

Why This Food Bank is Turning Away Junk Foodon Civil Eats: The largest food bank in DC will no longer accept candy, sodas or other junk. The CEO explains, “We have a moral obligation that it be good food that’s not aggravating their (health) problems.”

The Problems With Food & Exercise Studies on The New York Times: “What is needed at this point is a little more humility among researchers in interpreting and reporting the implications of their own evidence.”